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Seeking to make its pride event hipper and more reflective of the Los Angeles creative community, West Hollywood is proposing to transform the annual parade weekend into a monthlong series of arts, film, cultural and social events. "People like the parade and festival, but they want to know what's new," said West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman. "They want the latest, hippest and coolest."

"The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students," the first new, comprehensive book on gay-friendly schools in more than a decade, illustrates the challenge of quantifying whether an institution is a safe place for LGBT students. Some students at recommended schools didn't necessarily agree with the book's picks, reflecting the ongoing challenge of ending homophobia at the college level.

Opponents of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy are taking their cause to towns and cities around the country to highlight both the missed opportunities when otherwise qualified gay and lesbian people are denied the chance to join the armed forces and the personal experiences of gay former service members. Despite polls showing the public favors ending the ban, there's no chance the Republican-led Congress will consider ending the policy.

Virginia's Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, who opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples, nonetheless plans to campaign against a marriage ban question on the November ballot because of language he says would endanger the legal rights of thousands of unwed couples. However, the state's Republican Attorney General, Robert F. McDonnell, claims the opposite -- that the amendment will not affect the rights of unmarried couples to sign over property, write wills and establish other contracts.

After a successful monthlong test at two airport locations, Alamo Rent A Car says it will roll out touch-screen check-in kiosks at more airports over the course of the year. The kiosks cut the time of the average rental transaction in half, the company says.